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you a video of john boehner. it's interesting. let's watch. >> you know what the democrats say? they say they could cut a deal with you, about you you won't buck the tea party. >> there's no daylight between the tea party and me. >> none? >> none. >> is that true? >> oh, i wish. he is improving a bit, but he's not where any of us in the tea party i think want him to be. i penned an open letter to boehner, saying just by eliminating inefficient programs, programs that don't work, programs that are duplicated. let's start there. nobody supports wasteful and fraudulent government spending. everybody would agree if the money is being wasted, we need to cut it out. >> if the democrats concede again and you get to 35 billion, are you still in favor of shutting it down? >> no, i'm in favor of real substantial budget cuts. >> if they say 35 billion, no deal, shut it down. >> 34 billion, 35 billion, which you're talking deficits the size we're talking about, that's a joke. >> everybody watching right now thinks we can't e
you a video of john boehner. it's interesting. let's watch. >> you know what the democrats say? they say they could cut a deal with you, about you you won't buck the tea party. >> there's no daylight between the tea party and me. >> none? >> none. >> is that true? >> oh, i wish. he is improving a bit, but he's not where any of us in the tea party i think want him to be. i penned an open letter to boehner, saying just by eliminating inefficient programs,...
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then he brings up a clean cr and gets it to boehner, boehner doesn't feel confident he won't be attacked directly by cruz, cruz will lay down his gun for a couple days and this thing gets done. is there any chance they'll agree to a cease-fire between cruz and boehner? and i don't think john boehner has to go on bended knee to ted cruz. john boehner, what he has to do is work through this problem, come up with a solution and most importantly we've got to get the presidential to start negotiating. we've got to get a deal. this is not just about this short-term budget deal. it's also about the debt limit -- >> okay. let's go -- let's talk about a deal. i agree. let's talk about a deal. let's forget the cr and go to the real fight, which is going to be over the debt ceiling. what can he give them besides dismembering health care? is there something on the outside he could say look, we're going to deal with the corporate tax reform? we're going to deal with entitlement reform, we're going to do something, but i just can't give you the health care, i'll give you something else? is there an ou
then he brings up a clean cr and gets it to boehner, boehner doesn't feel confident he won't be attacked directly by cruz, cruz will lay down his gun for a couple days and this thing gets done. is there any chance they'll agree to a cease-fire between cruz and boehner? and i don't think john boehner has to go on bended knee to ted cruz. john boehner, what he has to do is work through this problem, come up with a solution and most importantly we've got to get the presidential to start...
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that didn't happen this time. >> let me ask you about boehner. boehner seems like a regular republican, the kind i grew up with who makes deals, who compromised, who has an idealogy, but he's willing to accept the fact that the goal was to govern the country, not just to protest. i get the sense that these tea partiers came to congress not just to attack the government but to protest it. >> yeah, i take it at his word that he wants to govern, but he became speaker of the house because of these freshmen who rode into town in a tea party way. but the tea partier from idaho said to me, i didn't come to idaho to join a team. he came to represent his constituents. his constituents and a lot of others believed there was too much spending going on, that obamacare needed to be rolled back, and that's where they planted their flag. it was not let's figure out a way to legislate with the democrats and the senate. >> let me tell you, robert, i'm just going to make a statement here. it's all nonsense because you can't just vote against spending. most of the
that didn't happen this time. >> let me ask you about boehner. boehner seems like a regular republican, the kind i grew up with who makes deals, who compromised, who has an idealogy, but he's willing to accept the fact that the goal was to govern the country, not just to protest. i get the sense that these tea partiers came to congress not just to attack the government but to protest it. >> yeah, i take it at his word that he wants to govern, but he became speaker of the house...
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can john boehner? there are indications the house could cancel funding for some of the health care laws programs. they can pick away at it. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell will deliver a speech to the heritage foundation today where he is expected to say his party's goals can be accomplished only when an ally is in the white house. those remarks after recent comments, you'll remember, where he said the top goal of the republican party should not be economy or jobs, but the defeat of president obama in 2012. he reit rated that on fox news yesterday. >> i'm the republican leader of the senate. i want to have a republican president after 2012. by the way, the president's single most important political goal is to have a second term. i think we ought to put that aside. that's about as unusual as claude reigns in "casablanca" commenting on gambling in that. >> he will further explain his recent remarks, saying republicans' primary goals are replacing the health care bill, ending bailouts and shrinkin
can john boehner? there are indications the house could cancel funding for some of the health care laws programs. they can pick away at it. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell will deliver a speech to the heritage foundation today where he is expected to say his party's goals can be accomplished only when an ally is in the white house. those remarks after recent comments, you'll remember, where he said the top goal of the republican party should not be economy or jobs, but the defeat of...
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today, john boehner got some headlines, like this one in "the new york times," "republicans say boehner vows to avert federal default." competent headline until you read what his office is actually saying in the article, which is that john boehner won't up the debt ceiling, in the same way that he won't fund the government. seems like what we have got now is a government shutdown. and what is as likely or more likely to be next is that disastrous default that we will encounter when we don't raise the debt ceiling. and i say that not only because john boehner's office says that is so, but also because of this guy. senator rand paul, who now says he has come up with a magical rand paul way to not really have an economic default be all that big a deal. >> the democrats are scaring people, saying we might not pay it, because republicans don't want to raise the debt ceiling. if you don't raise the debt ceiling, what that means is you'd have a balanced budget. it doesn't mean you wouldn't pay your bills. rand paul says it is all just a big democratic lie, that there would be any bad economic
today, john boehner got some headlines, like this one in "the new york times," "republicans say boehner vows to avert federal default." competent headline until you read what his office is actually saying in the article, which is that john boehner won't up the debt ceiling, in the same way that he won't fund the government. seems like what we have got now is a government shutdown. and what is as likely or more likely to be next is that disastrous default that we will...
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a boehner spokesman told politico boehner would make no effort to recoup the money. and in california's 11th district fading hope for the incumbent mcnerney. not just the department of education, all public schools. david harmar, h-a-r-m-e-r, aptly named, his wife happens to be a substitute teacher, he wants to return it back to the way things were. you know, yellow fever, slavery, a little education for women and minorities. joining me now, contributing editor matt taibbi. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> besides a lie, why does it matter? >> well, think it does matter. when i go to tea party events when i bring up these things, when i say what about the koch brothers i always get flat denials. this is a purely grassroots movement, nothing do with that. i think it will penetrate some of the pea party. a few people will be persuaded by this. on the other hand you have to remember for a lot of these people reality is kind of optional. a lot of these are the same people who still think that saddam hussein was behind 9/11 and they're just going to believe what th
a boehner spokesman told politico boehner would make no effort to recoup the money. and in california's 11th district fading hope for the incumbent mcnerney. not just the department of education, all public schools. david harmar, h-a-r-m-e-r, aptly named, his wife happens to be a substitute teacher, he wants to return it back to the way things were. you know, yellow fever, slavery, a little education for women and minorities. joining me now, contributing editor matt taibbi. good to see you....
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it will be a decision by boehner to say, look, i can't afford a government shutdown right now. we'll accept something that the senate gives us or maybe they'll say we can't pass what we'd like to pass and we'll just deal with what the senate has sent over and put our focus on the next fight, the debt ceiling fight, and that's a much more battle. >> we'll be watching all weekend long long with you. thanks for coming on. >>> meanwhile the united nations could vote today on a security council resolution to dismantle syria's chemical weapons. the u.s., russia and 13 over members of the security council reached that deal last night. it calls for repercussions if syria doesn't comply, but doesn't stipulate what those penalties might be. some possibilities could be economic sanctions, maybe even military action. the issue would have to be brought back before the security council first, but this is viewed as a great step forward. in fact we're having obviously some audio problems, but what samantha powers said is that this is very significant, the first time since the syrian conflict b
it will be a decision by boehner to say, look, i can't afford a government shutdown right now. we'll accept something that the senate gives us or maybe they'll say we can't pass what we'd like to pass and we'll just deal with what the senate has sent over and put our focus on the next fight, the debt ceiling fight, and that's a much more battle. >> we'll be watching all weekend long long with you. thanks for coming on. >>> meanwhile the united nations could vote today on a...
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>> i think that's a question that you have to ask the bulk of boehner's caucus. they have to decide on what the actual victory is. but i do think that they're going to insist on a victory. it depends on the size and the nature of that, that they are going to insist on a policy victory, which is why i think you'll see a continued can kick and see continued holding to this. >> but why is it -- we did this thing last night about -- well, we did a thing last night about the ryan budget and how close the current sequestration levels are to the ryan budget. and the thing to me is, when i look around, i look at this as a keynesian lefty who wants to see stimulus and thinks the fact that we have all these people unemployed is absolutely a national scandal and we have a huge demand problem. i feel like you guys already won. ben domenech and sam seder, thank you both, gentleman. >> thank you, chris. our "all in" reporter has written a lot more about
>> i think that's a question that you have to ask the bulk of boehner's caucus. they have to decide on what the actual victory is. but i do think that they're going to insist on a victory. it depends on the size and the nature of that, that they are going to insist on a policy victory, which is why i think you'll see a continued can kick and see continued holding to this. >> but why is it -- we did this thing last night about -- well, we did a thing last night about the ryan budget...
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there are some fun things to unpack in what john boehner said. first, boehner sounds like he believes democrats are willing to go off the cliff, as i have been urging them to do, since that is the only way to bring republicans to the negotiating table quickly and get any kind of reasonable outcome. boehner's use of the phrase "tank our economy," is also important, because he's accepting cbo's description of what would happen. boehner is admitting that the spending cuts that will be triggered on january 1st, unless congress negotiates some other agreement, will help tank the economy, along with an increase in the income tax rates. but, remember that republican orthodoxy now, which is to say the republican lie now, the republican economic insanity now is that government spending does not affect jobs in any way. doesn't create jobs. but there's boehner saying that cuts in government spending will tank the economy, just as cbo says it will, and will increase unemployment. of course, we will not go into recession if we actually do go off the cliff on
there are some fun things to unpack in what john boehner said. first, boehner sounds like he believes democrats are willing to go off the cliff, as i have been urging them to do, since that is the only way to bring republicans to the negotiating table quickly and get any kind of reasonable outcome. boehner's use of the phrase "tank our economy," is also important, because he's accepting cbo's description of what would happen. boehner is admitting that the spending cuts that will be...
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boehner didn't have the votes to get it passed. eric cantor is now advising member that is the house will be in session this weekend. the secret proposal is a $900 billion increase in debt ceiling. the second is a $1.6 trillion increase, contingent on congress passing an additional $1.8 trillion in cuts. indiana congressman compared it to old sausage making saying nancy pelosi hopes a delayed vote will bring republicans back to the table for a bipartisan, balanced agreement. in a statement, she says republicans have taken us to the brink of economic chaos. the delay must end now so we can focus on the american people's top priority, creating jobs. >> steve rattner, this is getting somewhat serious because it's not as if the house republicans voted down this bill or said they wouldn't vote for the bill for the same reason the democrats are against the bill. even if they come to an agreement that passes, harry reid said it was going to be killed in the senate, anyway. we are a long way to go. >> we are a long way to go. people though
boehner didn't have the votes to get it passed. eric cantor is now advising member that is the house will be in session this weekend. the secret proposal is a $900 billion increase in debt ceiling. the second is a $1.6 trillion increase, contingent on congress passing an additional $1.8 trillion in cuts. indiana congressman compared it to old sausage making saying nancy pelosi hopes a delayed vote will bring republicans back to the table for a bipartisan, balanced agreement. in a statement, she...
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speaker boehner was the first member of congress to release a statement after the shooting occurred. eric kan tor has been in constant contact with the president and nancy pelosi. you've seen the idea of cohesion. one big capitol hill washington house/senate family, rather than anything divisive. there was a few of them that had questions about the fact that there was more of a pep rally rather than a memorial, but they all acknowledged it was well beyond the president's grasp or any of the folks who went there to mourn. >> we all do tragedy well when we pull together as americans. it's the every day stuff we need to work on. >> reporter: indeed. >>> president obama is calling for americans not to you the tragedy to turn on each other. already there's an effort on capitol hill to make that a reality. congress senator mark udall is proposing the democrats and republicans sit together during the state of the union. it's supposed to symbolize a blurring of the aisle. i have two guests joining me now to talk about this. so the state of the union, is this symbolism rely meaningful, and ho
speaker boehner was the first member of congress to release a statement after the shooting occurred. eric kan tor has been in constant contact with the president and nancy pelosi. you've seen the idea of cohesion. one big capitol hill washington house/senate family, rather than anything divisive. there was a few of them that had questions about the fact that there was more of a pep rally rather than a memorial, but they all acknowledged it was well beyond the president's grasp or any of the...
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john boehner at first said he didn't know what the economic impact was. later on he said, there's no question that the payroll tax cut extension will be good for the economy. there's now a belief within the house gop leadership you have to pass this especially going on to an election year because republicans do not want to be seen as being responsible for raising taxes on the working class heading into election year. the problem though has been with this issue is that the rank and file they see it as paul ryan, the house gop budget chairman once called the payroll tax extension a sugar high. it's not a substantiative tax cut. there should be something more. this is a temporary fix that's going to add to the debt. that issue has been agreed to the leadership realizes they can't do anything that would hurt them politically. they have to figure out a way forward on this and the red meat would come from spending and you could have policy writers in this type of agreement that have to do with an array of social issues. >> luke, standby, just to remind our view
john boehner at first said he didn't know what the economic impact was. later on he said, there's no question that the payroll tax cut extension will be good for the economy. there's now a belief within the house gop leadership you have to pass this especially going on to an election year because republicans do not want to be seen as being responsible for raising taxes on the working class heading into election year. the problem though has been with this issue is that the rank and file they see...
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i'm not saying that john boehner is not a 23450is gnice guy. i'm sure he is. he got us in this train wreck, now he's saying he's going to get us out. how? and what spending is actually important and not important to the republican party? just defense or is everything across the board able to be cut? i want to know what you all are going to do. >> first of all, you got to immediately cut this t.a.r.p. and repeal it and bring it back. that will save $16 billion for americans. >> over how long? >> hold on a second. $16 billion, what's the saying, peeing in the social. that's what that is, my man, not to be crude. i can cut $1 billion off anything. we have a multitrillion -- we have a $60 trillion problem. >> next thing we need to do is repeal this government-run health care. we need to look at it. we need to cut it down to size. >> how about getting out of afghanistan and iraq? >> wait a second, guys. >> bring about real reform. >> to that end would you break up the insurance monopoly and the employer -- would the republicans break up the insurance monopoly and t
i'm not saying that john boehner is not a 23450is gnice guy. i'm sure he is. he got us in this train wreck, now he's saying he's going to get us out. how? and what spending is actually important and not important to the republican party? just defense or is everything across the board able to be cut? i want to know what you all are going to do. >> first of all, you got to immediately cut this t.a.r.p. and repeal it and bring it back. that will save $16 billion for americans. >> over...
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. >> even john boehner said today they won't be at the resolution. come on, guys, we don't get the benefit of taking breaks when we feel like it. what would be the harm in these guys staying two extra weeks in getting something done and then being able to say to the constituents, hey, we did something. >> they're going to talk like jimmy was talking, hey, we got this done. so pick something that won't take a lethal bridges, government offices. what worked in the context of very high-powered, and culturally, whether any private business you've ever worked with in your entire career, as a lobbyist or anything else, would ever deal with an acute crisis like the one our country has with government, by taking the summer off? >> no. [ laughter ] >> i'll use one person as an example, and it's publicly known that i work for carl icon, and i can tell you that carl doesn't do that. he doesn't -- >> would carl take the summer off if everybody was getting fired and there was no money to pay for things? >> no. carl likes to call people. >> one at a time. jimmy fi
. >> even john boehner said today they won't be at the resolution. come on, guys, we don't get the benefit of taking breaks when we feel like it. what would be the harm in these guys staying two extra weeks in getting something done and then being able to say to the constituents, hey, we did something. >> they're going to talk like jimmy was talking, hey, we got this done. so pick something that won't take a lethal bridges, government offices. what worked in the context of very...
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. >> reporter: but the soon-to-be new house speaker, john boehner, says voters told the president to change course on taxes, spending and debt. >> it's pretty clear that the obama/pelosi agenda is being rejected by the american people. >> nancy pelosi has laid low, aides say she's considering her future. republicans made her a target and stripped the speakership from the woman once called the most powerful in washington. >> no regrets because we believe we did the right thing and we worked very hard in our campaigns to convey that to the american people. >> president obama says he's ready to compromise on global warming. and he made no mention of his pre-election promise to hike taxes on the rich. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >>> the post-election dust has yet to settle in washington, but already the opinions are rolling in on which issue republicans should take on first with their newly minted majority in the house. last night on "hardball with chris mathews" he asked representatives to weigh in on what they think the gop should make its top priority. >> i would lis
. >> reporter: but the soon-to-be new house speaker, john boehner, says voters told the president to change course on taxes, spending and debt. >> it's pretty clear that the obama/pelosi agenda is being rejected by the american people. >> nancy pelosi has laid low, aides say she's considering her future. republicans made her a target and stripped the speakership from the woman once called the most powerful in washington. >> no regrets because we believe we did the right...
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john boehner releasing his picks for the super committee. we're truck aing about the committee that reid has been in charge of, the one that will find a trillion in cuts. from the house republican conference chairman -- he is the house republican conference chairman, jeb hensarling, and chairman dave camp, a republican from michigan, and fred upton, he is a republican from michigan as well. we're getting this breaking news coming to us from the hill. our luke russert is there, and i'm sure we'll check in with him shortly to get more on boehner's picks for his super committee. >>> all this week msnbc has been focusing on early education, leading up to a two-hour special on monday "making the grade." many parents ask themselves, when should they start? while some educators say the sooner of better, others say it's better to wait. barbara, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. when enrolling your kids in kindergarten would require a lot of thinking, but that isn't the case anymore. >> it's true, particularly if you have
john boehner releasing his picks for the super committee. we're truck aing about the committee that reid has been in charge of, the one that will find a trillion in cuts. from the house republican conference chairman -- he is the house republican conference chairman, jeb hensarling, and chairman dave camp, a republican from michigan, and fred upton, he is a republican from michigan as well. we're getting this breaking news coming to us from the hill. our luke russert is there, and i'm sure...
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house republicans under john boehner did force us in 2011 to get very, very close to the debt ceiling. there was no actual default in 2011. we did end up paying all of our bills, but because we got so close to the debt ceiling that year, we did get our credit rating downgraded for the first time in history. they crunched the numbers later and figured that just that, without default, having people close enough to smell default, that cost the government about $1.3 billion that it would not have otherwise had to spend. so, that's one of the two modern experiences we've had with getting close to the debt ceiling with this kind of drama. the other one was that one in 1979, and that one was actually worse, even though people don't much think about it and it's not really a high-profile thing in our modern economic history. but in 1979, in the coincident with three mile island debt disaster, we did actually partially default on the debt. congress acted the day before we got to the technical debt ceiling, and they thought they had taken care of it, they thought they averted the crisis. but in
house republicans under john boehner did force us in 2011 to get very, very close to the debt ceiling. there was no actual default in 2011. we did end up paying all of our bills, but because we got so close to the debt ceiling that year, we did get our credit rating downgraded for the first time in history. they crunched the numbers later and figured that just that, without default, having people close enough to smell default, that cost the government about $1.3 billion that it would not have...
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. >> the next speaker of the house -- >> reporter: congressman john boehner told ohio sunday he's excited. >> i'm having a big baby on tuesday night. >> they're going to say you blew it, president obama. >> reporter: in fact, half of likely voters say they'll vote republican tomorrow. nearly half what republicans in charge. democrats still have the edge two weeks ago. >> there's no question this midterm election is a referendum on policies. >> reporter: but it's also about cap capitol hill. half of likely voters say they would wipe out congressional together if they co. but 51% want to give their own representative another chance. >> they're proud of the party. proud of the president. proud of the accomplishmented. a mixed bag but one that's looking more red than blue. republicans need 39 seats to win control of the house. analysts are predicting they'll win between 50% and 65%. >> tracy pots, thank you. >>> new poll numbers may predict victory for republicans in the house. but that gop momentum doesn't seem to be seeping into every midterm race. last night on a sunday campaign edition of
. >> the next speaker of the house -- >> reporter: congressman john boehner told ohio sunday he's excited. >> i'm having a big baby on tuesday night. >> they're going to say you blew it, president obama. >> reporter: in fact, half of likely voters say they'll vote republican tomorrow. nearly half what republicans in charge. democrats still have the edge two weeks ago. >> there's no question this midterm election is a referendum on policies. >> reporter:...
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here's a guy, john boehner, who just came out and used the word democrat party. why do you use the fighting words if you're going to talk partisanship? it's the democratic party. don't people let each other call themselves by the name they want to be called? why do people take that cheap shot and say, but we really want to negotiate. you know boehner's loving this thing. he doesn't want to negotiate. he wants a down-and-out fight. make sure nothing gets done again. >> i don't think that's true. on the floor sometimes i have a slip of the tongue, no ill intent intended when i said the democrat party, as opposed to the democratic party. and somebody will crest me on that. i've been in gop conferences when leader boehner and other folks from our side, other members of our leadership said, here's what we believe in, here is where they are. we would like to try to sit down with them and come to an agreement. it is not all politics that you're talking about. yeah, that's out there. they're trying to get the republicans reelected and that sort of thing. there's a politi
here's a guy, john boehner, who just came out and used the word democrat party. why do you use the fighting words if you're going to talk partisanship? it's the democratic party. don't people let each other call themselves by the name they want to be called? why do people take that cheap shot and say, but we really want to negotiate. you know boehner's loving this thing. he doesn't want to negotiate. he wants a down-and-out fight. make sure nothing gets done again. >> i don't think that's...
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has congressman boehner inadvertently proved the president's point today? >> well, i think what the republicans have been doing all along is signalling and telegraphing to the american people that the years and years under the bush administration and their leadership that there was no one minding the store is perfectly okay with them and that we can continue to hang consumers out to dry and that they learned absolutely nothing from the collapse of the financial markets and the financial services industries. what democrats under the president's leadership are saying is that we need to rein some things in. not go, you know, all the way to one side and tip the balance but establish some balance and establish some regulation so that we don't just leave the industry to their own devices. we saw what happened when we allowed that and it really sent our economy careening off the ledge. >> i think you've just hit on the central point to this. it's not as if the attempts to reform wall street are to shut wall street down. it is as you said limited and reformational.
has congressman boehner inadvertently proved the president's point today? >> well, i think what the republicans have been doing all along is signalling and telegraphing to the american people that the years and years under the bush administration and their leadership that there was no one minding the store is perfectly okay with them and that we can continue to hang consumers out to dry and that they learned absolutely nothing from the collapse of the financial markets and the financial...
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can john boehner control the tea party? can mitch mcconnell protect his right flank? thank you very much. >> by the way, he's got to, i guess. he's got an election coming up himself. >> and he had a tough re-election. remember, he had to run six years ago right after the auto bailouts, had a tougher election than he wanted. >>> still ahead, new jersey governor chris christie joins the set. also actor bradley cooper will be here. next, senator saxby chambliss and andrea mitchell. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 after that, it's on to germany. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 then tonight, i'm trading 9500 miles away in japan. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 with the new global account from schwab, tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 i hunt down opport
can john boehner control the tea party? can mitch mcconnell protect his right flank? thank you very much. >> by the way, he's got to, i guess. he's got an election coming up himself. >> and he had a tough re-election. remember, he had to run six years ago right after the auto bailouts, had a tougher election than he wanted. >>> still ahead, new jersey governor chris christie joins the set. also actor bradley cooper will be here. next, senator saxby chambliss and andrea...
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speaker boehner? >> we believe there's a better way to make sure they have affordable access to quality health insurance. >> to when you repeal this, what are you going to replace it with? >> i just start pointing out we're going to take a common sense step by step approach. this has to be ripped out by their roots. >> all the people with preexisting conditions, you'll get rid of this and then some time deal with it. >> we believe there's a better way. >> that's easy for you to say. you have insurance. what about congressman ryan? he's supposed to be a serious guy with serious solutions. what'd he have to say about this? >> to be specific, the provisions aeady in place covering under the age of 26, not placing lifetime limits, they'll go in the house vote. you're not going to vote to replace them? >> we're going to repeal the entire law then advance patient center reforms which address these issues. >> again, no solution. in the states, republican governor may turn away $50 billion in funding leaving
speaker boehner? >> we believe there's a better way to make sure they have affordable access to quality health insurance. >> to when you repeal this, what are you going to replace it with? >> i just start pointing out we're going to take a common sense step by step approach. this has to be ripped out by their roots. >> all the people with preexisting conditions, you'll get rid of this and then some time deal with it. >> we believe there's a better way. >>...
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speaker boehner wrote in part if the court strikes down all or part of the president's health care law there, will be no spiking of the ball. republicans are focused on the economy and under president obama's policies our economy is struggling. we will not celebrate at a time when millions of our fellow americans remain out of work. >>> newly elected arizona congreman ron barber is heading home to host his first congress on your corner meeting. the same type and style ever event that gabrielle giffords was hosting in tucson when both she and barber were shot. barber's event will be held at a safeway just miles from the safeway where that shooting occur. >>> a spokesman from senator brown said he misspoke when he said he had secret meetings with queens and kings. he said he meant he had meetings with dignitaries. he is depicted with a fierce looking king kong and the burger king. >>> jon tester wants to know request why his republican opponent canceled a debate for a pair of pearl jam tickets. ♪ he opens the door, she rolls over ♪ ally think brushing is enough to keep it clean? whil
speaker boehner wrote in part if the court strikes down all or part of the president's health care law there, will be no spiking of the ball. republicans are focused on the economy and under president obama's policies our economy is struggling. we will not celebrate at a time when millions of our fellow americans remain out of work. >>> newly elected arizona congreman ron barber is heading home to host his first congress on your corner meeting. the same type and style ever event that...
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john boehner himself has said it. you don't need to have a botched gun walking operation in order to produce evidence that we need an assault weapons ban. >> right. the attempted assassination of a u.s. member of congress would seem to some to be sufficient evidence. >> which didn't trigger any -- >> no.ç >> the main gun control advocacy group. there is no appetite on capitol hill for gun legislation. >> it's interesting. the lengths people will go to in order to discredit the president. this is really a manufactured scenario here with respect to this whole fast and furious. they were looking for something. they are constantly manufacturing things on the hill. the bottom line is you're right. we have not raised the issue of gun control on the hill. that's not been a part of any political agenda as far as i can tell. as a matter of fact gabrielle giffords herself was a gun rights person. >> right. >> it boggles the mind that we have wasted so much time on the hill and distracted away from all of the key issues here.
john boehner himself has said it. you don't need to have a botched gun walking operation in order to produce evidence that we need an assault weapons ban. >> right. the attempted assassination of a u.s. member of congress would seem to some to be sufficient evidence. >> which didn't trigger any -- >> no.ç >> the main gun control advocacy group. there is no appetite on capitol hill for gun legislation. >> it's interesting. the lengths people will go to in order to...
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here's house majority leader john boehner this morning. >> we need to reign it in and begin a new drive for a smaller, less costly and more accountable government. these are the things the american people are demanding. and our pledge to america is that the republicans stand ready to get it done. >> john harwood is cnbc's chief washington correspondent. he's live at the white house. the red state's eric erickson who is a conservative went after what we said today. he said this document proves the gop is more focused on the acquisition of power than sound public policy. criticism is they were long on words but short on new ideas and real change here. >> well, it's understandable that sentiment, they were about as serious about specifics on long-term deficit reduction as elmo and katy perry were from the previous segment. they decided in this campaign they have so many things, tamron, going this their favor, the political wins are blowing their way, they don't want to throw out obstacles for the candidate ls. paul ryan, the ranking republican on house budget who has come out with a specif
here's house majority leader john boehner this morning. >> we need to reign it in and begin a new drive for a smaller, less costly and more accountable government. these are the things the american people are demanding. and our pledge to america is that the republicans stand ready to get it done. >> john harwood is cnbc's chief washington correspondent. he's live at the white house. the red state's eric erickson who is a conservative went after what we said today. he said this...
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boehner knows that. >> he does know that. and with due respect to your complaints about him from time to time, i think he knows how to manage his caucus. the problem is there are new people in the caucus who may not want to be managed. >> for the record, i am quoted in "time," but i was not saying that about boehner myself because i don't know boehner that well. i worked with him, didn't hang out with him. i was merely echoing what republicans all were telling me in the house. we'll see. how important is it? i always thought one of barack obama's biggest mistakes on health care is not bringing bill clinton and hillary clinton in and saying, okay, what did you guys do wrong in '94. >> i'm sure they think so, too. >> i'm sure they think so, too. what about boehner going through the ugliness of '95 and '96? do you think that instructs him? >> it should. whatever he doesn't remember, he ought to talk to newt gingrich about to remind him. they were very angry at gingrich as you recall in your caucus. they thought he had been lured
boehner knows that. >> he does know that. and with due respect to your complaints about him from time to time, i think he knows how to manage his caucus. the problem is there are new people in the caucus who may not want to be managed. >> for the record, i am quoted in "time," but i was not saying that about boehner myself because i don't know boehner that well. i worked with him, didn't hang out with him. i was merely echoing what republicans all were telling me in the...
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today, the speaker of the house john boehner was asked about it. here's what the speaker said. >> i don't know huma, but from everything i do know of her, she has a sterling character. and i think accusations like this being thrown around are pretty dangerous. >> you might get the idea that this is okay. because you hear the other guys throwing this around. so you go a little further but in kind. i disagree with john. i think it's in kind. >> let me start by saying michele bachmann is joe mccarthy inlipstick and she's a dangerous american. and i want to start by welcoming john to a zone of decency where senator john mccain took us and ed rollins is taking us. chris, the rhetoric in this country right now is so dangerous that it's important to acknowledge they have now staked out a lunatic fringe. they've now said certain kinds of comments are beyond the pail. that's a good thing. and we should applaud that today. you know a however is coming. however -- >> here's i like fehry a lot. he has to defend the indefensible. in this case he's saying the ri
today, the speaker of the house john boehner was asked about it. here's what the speaker said. >> i don't know huma, but from everything i do know of her, she has a sterling character. and i think accusations like this being thrown around are pretty dangerous. >> you might get the idea that this is okay. because you hear the other guys throwing this around. so you go a little further but in kind. i disagree with john. i think it's in kind. >> let me start by saying michele...
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boehner speak to the american people and let us decide whether we want to be on this side of the aisle or on that side of the aisle? >> the concern seems to be, though, that because of the -- particularly because of the role of money in politics, that if you have the democrats and republicans agreeing or disagreeing on anything, it's what's never getting talked about, by either party, that really is the issue. and so, i can have this pretend bipartisanship all day, or i can have the very real polarization and extremism all day. but if what is never being talked about is the things that actually create energy efficiency, the things that actually create health, or the things that actually create learning. or the things that actually create investment. and if those things are never discussed, the entire apparatus seems to be not only irrelevant, but a liability. >> and it's become more pronounced with citizens united, which introduced even more -- a higher magnitude of moneys into the system, all anonymously. and we're also 13 months away from an election. so you're not going to change th
boehner speak to the american people and let us decide whether we want to be on this side of the aisle or on that side of the aisle? >> the concern seems to be, though, that because of the -- particularly because of the role of money in politics, that if you have the democrats and republicans agreeing or disagreeing on anything, it's what's never getting talked about, by either party, that really is the issue. and so, i can have this pretend bipartisanship all day, or i can have the very...
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now, listen, if mitch mcconnell or john boehner led the opposition party in a parliament and were as aggressive and anti-negotiation as they have been, who cares? the majority puts its program into place and is held accountable, but in this system, a minority party can frustrate the majority and the key to that is the senate filibuster, which as you have written, is an accidental element of senate procedure. it occurred early in the 19th century when the motion to -- on the previous question was left out of the rules. but that filibuster which was used selectively, carefully, and in full public view for many decades, has now become a routine 60-vote hurdle that allows a minority that can muster 41 votes over the long haul to frustrate any effort of that majority party. if they were willing to deal, if the filibuster requirement set up the incentives to find some agreement between the two parties, it would be okay, but they decided on day one they were not going to negotiate on anything. it would be obama's economy and we wouldn't have our fingerprints on it. >> what worries me about
now, listen, if mitch mcconnell or john boehner led the opposition party in a parliament and were as aggressive and anti-negotiation as they have been, who cares? the majority puts its program into place and is held accountable, but in this system, a minority party can frustrate the majority and the key to that is the senate filibuster, which as you have written, is an accidental element of senate procedure. it occurred early in the 19th century when the motion to -- on the previous question...
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house speaker john boehner in fact came out and talked about the president's proposal today. he said "we have done this at least four times. and none of these programs have worked." soap already house speaker john boehner coming out with strong words suggesting that the president's latest plan to help homeowners refinance will be met with more stiff resistance in congress. of course, president runs the risk of being accused of sort of staging an election year stunt trying to run against a do nothing congress by proposing something that in all likelihood will not pass. on the other hand, republicans could be accused of not cooperating in this instance. we'll have to see how this plays 0 you the. >> thank you very much. coming up, heavy hitters. romney's super pac pulled in a whopping $17.9 million in the past six months. that's crushing his opponents. new details on the millionaires behind the money. >>> plus, going public. have you heard? facebook's ipo is expected to be one of the biggest market debuts in history. how it could turn many facebook friends possibly into million
house speaker john boehner in fact came out and talked about the president's proposal today. he said "we have done this at least four times. and none of these programs have worked." soap already house speaker john boehner coming out with strong words suggesting that the president's latest plan to help homeowners refinance will be met with more stiff resistance in congress. of course, president runs the risk of being accused of sort of staging an election year stunt trying to run...
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the likes of eric cantor, john boehner. they have all said, he can't just win by saying he's not barack obama. but i would say that he can get darned close to winning in an economy like this, where you have a majority of people who don't believe president obama has handled the economy well. he can get darned close to winning with a pure negative message, because it's about barack obama, not about lawrence -- not about lawrence o'donnell? >> it's really about lawrence o'donnell, is the bottom line. >> -- not about president obama. >> krystal, do you think it's possible for someone with a net negative like that to win the presidency in november? >> i don't. and the other thing here is, yes, it's about the economy, no question about it, but there's also another piece here, which is concern about the middle class. and one thing that also came out in this poll is a lot of deep concern about the middle class and the future of the middle class and on that issue, president obama is very strong. and just quickly, one other thing tha
the likes of eric cantor, john boehner. they have all said, he can't just win by saying he's not barack obama. but i would say that he can get darned close to winning in an economy like this, where you have a majority of people who don't believe president obama has handled the economy well. he can get darned close to winning with a pure negative message, because it's about barack obama, not about lawrence -- not about lawrence o'donnell? >> it's really about lawrence o'donnell, is the...
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in order for that to occur, john boehner would have to sign off on the democrat bill or harry reid would have to sign off on the republican bill. i'm told the staffs between both the senate democrats and house republicans are still talking at this moment in an attempt to try and move something forward. obviously it does not look good. you mentioned the stats, 74,000 construction workers out of work right now. the government set to lose $1 billion in revenue until september 7th when congress would come back and presumably fix this. but the signs point right now, it does not look like congress is going to do anything to get it done in the short term. >> luke, thank you for the update from capitol hill. keeping your tabs on that. >>> coming up at the half hour, i will talk with faa administrator randy babbitt about what the contingency plans are if they don't get a deal done. >>> so we're following this breaking news from virginia tech. three kids at summer camp say they saw a guy with what looked like a gun. it happened just after 9:00 this morning outside of a residence hall on virginia t
in order for that to occur, john boehner would have to sign off on the democrat bill or harry reid would have to sign off on the republican bill. i'm told the staffs between both the senate democrats and house republicans are still talking at this moment in an attempt to try and move something forward. obviously it does not look good. you mentioned the stats, 74,000 construction workers out of work right now. the government set to lose $1 billion in revenue until september 7th when congress...
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. >> perfect example is when the news came that he was going to join speaker boehner. i'm a capitol hill reporter. i knew that before the romney campaign reporters did. >> from your hill source. >> from the hill source. >> right. >> there's a story in the a.p., the number one news service in the country, talking about casey hunt, extraordinary article, talking about how this is one of the most secretive campaigns. >> here's why it's ridiculous. he had a $3.3 million fund-raiser in chicago yesterday. do you really think we didn't know about it? okay? they're being absurd and they make themselves, i think they diminish themselves. >> they also make themselves a target of the media. the media values transparency. >> over the course, there's no campaign like a presidential campaign because the attention's riveted for at least six months, over six months the american people will start saying where is this guy, why isn't he there. >> i would say the president had a fund-raiser with sarah jessica parker last night. we knew about it well in advance. they advertised the fact. >
. >> perfect example is when the news came that he was going to join speaker boehner. i'm a capitol hill reporter. i knew that before the romney campaign reporters did. >> from your hill source. >> from the hill source. >> right. >> there's a story in the a.p., the number one news service in the country, talking about casey hunt, extraordinary article, talking about how this is one of the most secretive campaigns. >> here's why it's ridiculous. he had a $3.3...
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message to the house, message to speaker boehner. it is not fine. we need you to take up our bill and pass it. >> and this was a bipartisan bill that passed in the senate. >> yes. >> you mentioned planned parenthood. last night president obama got very personal about his feelings on the war on women and he mentioned planned parenthood as well. listen to this, senator. >> okay. >> mr. romney wants to get rid of funding for planned parenthood. i think that is a bad idea. i've got two daughters. i want them to control their own health care choices. >> i think the president addressed this strongly and i think he's saying in the same spirit of the bipartisan bill that passed the senate. >> absolutely. i mean, this president understands that planned parenthood -- you know, what the republicans have you believe is that all planned parenthood does is abortions. the truth of the matter is 97% of what they do is health care, breast cancer screenings, cervical cancer screenings, well checkups. this is what they do. and they'll do charity work. they'll allow yo
message to the house, message to speaker boehner. it is not fine. we need you to take up our bill and pass it. >> and this was a bipartisan bill that passed in the senate. >> yes. >> you mentioned planned parenthood. last night president obama got very personal about his feelings on the war on women and he mentioned planned parenthood as well. listen to this, senator. >> okay. >> mr. romney wants to get rid of funding for planned parenthood. i think that is a bad...
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john boehner wants to be speaker boehner, now the house republican leader. he has the same sort of suave, mysterious old school -- >> let me start you right there. mike allen, have you actually ever seen "mad men?" >> i have. i watch it in part because mika instructed me to watch it. >> do you draw comparisons between john boehner and don draper? i've been seeing it from the beginning and i just don't see the comparison. >> one of the big differences. don draper goes with the cool, quiet ties. speaker boehner likes the loud ties to dress things up. on the substantive side, nothing quiet -- there would be nothing quiet about a speaker boehner. we're told he wants to be a reformer. there will be a big contrast for a reformer. obama also is going to run as reformer. john boehner today in cincinnati is going to give a little look ahead to his agenda and he's going to say we know you're mad, you don't have to take it anymore. i think that line "you don't have to take it anymore" will be the lead from today's boehner speech. >> very good. mike allen, happy friday.
john boehner wants to be speaker boehner, now the house republican leader. he has the same sort of suave, mysterious old school -- >> let me start you right there. mike allen, have you actually ever seen "mad men?" >> i have. i watch it in part because mika instructed me to watch it. >> do you draw comparisons between john boehner and don draper? i've been seeing it from the beginning and i just don't see the comparison. >> one of the big differences. don...
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politico reported speaker john boehner of ohio, eric cantor of virginia, and kevin mccarthy of carolina had decided to slow representative darrell issa's drive to hold the attorney general in contempt. some within circles would like issa to abandon his plan for committee and a floor vote. what changed, mr. chairman? >> well, politics. it's important for the listeners, reverend, to understand that no attorney general in the history of this republic have been held in contempt of congress. not even john mitchell of watergate fame. it's quaint to say, but the ability of congress to function productively depends on its -- its ability to suppress its most base partisan adventures. and this is one. whenever i think that we look at the president -- look at some kind of attempt to slander him and in this case it's through a good and decent man who is being just tarnished because he is doing what any attorney general would do in terms of investigating this. you can throw mud against the wall. even though it will fall to the ground, a stain is there. that's what's going to happen. >> no attorney g
politico reported speaker john boehner of ohio, eric cantor of virginia, and kevin mccarthy of carolina had decided to slow representative darrell issa's drive to hold the attorney general in contempt. some within circles would like issa to abandon his plan for committee and a floor vote. what changed, mr. chairman? >> well, politics. it's important for the listeners, reverend, to understand that no attorney general in the history of this republic have been held in contempt of congress....
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mitt romney, john boehner lose credibility in my opinion when it's all dump, dump, dump on obama, attack, attack, attack obama. they've got to recognize that some things that have happened are good. it's good osama bin laden is gone and good that moammar gadhafi is gone. and the other things i mentioned are good. and it's good that detroit is back for america. not just for obama. >> and i think that in many ways, the extreme, when you take the extreme, perry, then i think it -- and it begins to raise questions on things that you might say are very reasonable because people no longer trust the judgment of the people that are talking. >> that's right. romney is right. romney talked about unemployment the other day. the real unemployment rate is still pretty high. a lot of people are underemployed. that's true. and the economy is not perfect. you reduce credibility for that when the party you are representing says things like the president didn't want to capture bin laden. they have to narrow down the criticisms and not seem out of touch of where things are. >> is this bill a sign of desper
mitt romney, john boehner lose credibility in my opinion when it's all dump, dump, dump on obama, attack, attack, attack obama. they've got to recognize that some things that have happened are good. it's good osama bin laden is gone and good that moammar gadhafi is gone. and the other things i mentioned are good. and it's good that detroit is back for america. not just for obama. >> and i think that in many ways, the extreme, when you take the extreme, perry, then i think it -- and it...
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>> john boehner did their jobs. this is not -- i don't think that they ever failed to grasp the seriousness of this. i think they understood that america could not default. they respected and honored the principles of the tea party and their caucuses. i think they've been talking about the comprehensive elements of what will have to happen. he put forth a plan -- every morning -- you read the papers and looked to see what he had said. i me he had a vision going back months for how it was going to work out. at the end of the day, they made their point. >> the tea party members have framed their debate. >> yes, and they won a huge number of run concession after concession out of the other side. they took on not just the democratic party and president obama, they took on their leadership. they won the vast majority of what they wanted. >> who's affected on the democratic side? >> i don't think it broke through with the public. but the democrats are involve in the gang of six, acquitted themselves with honor in this deb
>> john boehner did their jobs. this is not -- i don't think that they ever failed to grasp the seriousness of this. i think they understood that america could not default. they respected and honored the principles of the tea party and their caucuses. i think they've been talking about the comprehensive elements of what will have to happen. he put forth a plan -- every morning -- you read the papers and looked to see what he had said. i me he had a vision going back months for how it was...
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i think i heard john boehner say the same thing. as we talk about the whiplash back and forth, like we talked about in harvard last night. '94 was a continuation of the r reagan revolution but in the legislative branch. you can't say this about '10, a rejection of the two-party system. after two consecutive elections, both parties have been rejected. >> we have nowhere else to go. >> for now. >> the tea party is not actually a party, right now, this loose federation supporting people, not like there's a real other party to go to. they've been basically at this point absorbed to a fashion by republicans. >> but tea party leaders don't trust the republican establishment any more than they trust the democratic establishment and they don't. >> they'll have a great meeting in january, probably over the issue whether or not to raise the debt ceiling. >> it will be -- mark halperin, it will be very ugly, i predict, at times for john boehner, dealing with tea party members who owe no loyalty to him or the republican establishment. >> well,
i think i heard john boehner say the same thing. as we talk about the whiplash back and forth, like we talked about in harvard last night. '94 was a continuation of the r reagan revolution but in the legislative branch. you can't say this about '10, a rejection of the two-party system. after two consecutive elections, both parties have been rejected. >> we have nowhere else to go. >> for now. >> the tea party is not actually a party, right now, this loose federation supporting...
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i thought it was relatively positive night except important the barroom comment by boehner which was in such bad taste. i will throw the president of the united states out of the bar like he is a bum. i mean, that is so -- he is not a bad guy. that was bad taste. you guess the question is why didn't they stick the knife in last might when everybody was watching? >> they did -- look, the -- the line that -- misappropriated line you didn't build that was the theme of the night. you heard it throughout the entire night. one of the few pieces over the course of the night -- >> didn't show the president, let's take a look. as he said, the republicans build an entire night's theme about a single line president obama inartfully delivered. fire say republicans took out of context. let's listen to what he said. >> the president said if you have a business, you didn't build that. >> you can't fix the economy because he doesn't know how it was built. >> we need a president who will say to small businesswoman, congratulations, you did build that in america. >> we build claiplanes, cars. >> gover
i thought it was relatively positive night except important the barroom comment by boehner which was in such bad taste. i will throw the president of the united states out of the bar like he is a bum. i mean, that is so -- he is not a bad guy. that was bad taste. you guess the question is why didn't they stick the knife in last might when everybody was watching? >> they did -- look, the -- the line that -- misappropriated line you didn't build that was the theme of the night. you heard it...
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i think the mean spiritedness -- i happened to be on the air and listened to the boehner speech and pelosi speech, the mean spiritedness, the american people don't like that. even if they agree with substantively, they don't want mean spiritedness in politics, they don't want extremism in the way you express yourself. in a sad way it is the best thing that happened to the democratic party but a sad commentary of the state of politics in the country. >> governor, did you lobby? did you call members of congress to vote for this? in pure political terms but not in terms of the policy, how do you make the political argument to members of congress when in some cases this is a difficult vote. >> i said basically two things, rachel. i'm going to support you whatever you do. i said, number one, this is good policy. as people understand what's in this act it is going to become more and more popular between now and november. number two, hey, all of us and i'm an elected official and lost two elections, all of us got elected to do something. if we are going to lose let's lose doing something that wil
i think the mean spiritedness -- i happened to be on the air and listened to the boehner speech and pelosi speech, the mean spiritedness, the american people don't like that. even if they agree with substantively, they don't want mean spiritedness in politics, they don't want extremism in the way you express yourself. in a sad way it is the best thing that happened to the democratic party but a sad commentary of the state of politics in the country. >> governor, did you lobby? did you...
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yes, john boehner did put rates for the wealthy on the table, but his -- i don't feel, president obama has pushed for those rates to go up on the people making $250,000 or more. it's a big difference. it suggests that republicans are giving. we don't really know how much president obama is giving yet. we'll see. you know, i mean, we're getting pretty close up to against it now. >> chris, kelly, thank you very much on a very busy day. >>> the shooting at sandy hook is raising questions about school safety around the country. coming up, randy winegarden, president of the american federation of teachers. and an anonymous been faektor from north carolina has done aid 26 christmas trees to the newtown community. one for each victim of friday's shootings. the trees were placed on the road leading up to sandy hook elementary and have now become a shrine to those that lost their lives that day. ♪ it's so important to make someone happy ♪ when you give a child a toy, it has to work. ♪ make just one someone happy and when it's a toys for tots child, well, what could be more important? so t
yes, john boehner did put rates for the wealthy on the table, but his -- i don't feel, president obama has pushed for those rates to go up on the people making $250,000 or more. it's a big difference. it suggests that republicans are giving. we don't really know how much president obama is giving yet. we'll see. you know, i mean, we're getting pretty close up to against it now. >> chris, kelly, thank you very much on a very busy day. >>> the shooting at sandy hook is raising...